Reeling device



Patented Nov. 29, 1949 REELING DEVICE Delmer J. Nave, Jr., andv LuciusB. Herrod, Vallejo, Calif.

Application December 13, 1945, Serial No. 634,871

1 Claim.

(Grated under the act of March 3, 1883, as amended April 30, 1928; 3700. G. 757) This invention relates to reeling devices and moreparticularly to coiling machines.

In the handling, coiling and packing of lines, wires, cables, hawsers,ropes and other articles of similar unwieldy character, the services ofseveral men are required. It is an object of my invention to provide animproved mechanical aid for handling such articles; to reduce the numberof menyrequired, the time involved, the space occupied, and generally tofacilitate and expedite handling, coiling and reeling of such articles;to provide a mobile, power driven reel of economical construction; andto .provide improved elements and arrangements thereof in a reel of thecharacter and for the purposes set forth.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the present invention, wehave provided improved details of structure, the preferred form of whichis illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

The figure is a perspective view of an improved coiling machineembodying the features of the present invention.

Referring more in detail to the drawing:

A substantially rectangular base member l, having longitudinal stringers2, transverse stringers 3, and braces 4 is provided. Legs 5 are securedto the longitudinal stringers extending upwardly and converging to forma pair of triangular shaped supports. The base member and the legs areconveniently fabricated of tubular elements. An adjustable turnbuckle 6is mounted so as to have one end secured to the base member and theother to a leg 5.

A bearing element 1 is mounted on the apex portion of a pair of thecooperatively employed legs. The bearing element is positioned to haveits longitudinal axis substantially horizontal and parallel to thelongitudinal axis of the base member l.

An air motor 8, having a drive shaft 9 and an air supply conduit IO, ismounted on the apex portion of the other pair of legs. The drive shaftof the air motor is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the bearingelement 'l.

A shaft ll is rotatably mounted in the bearing element 'l and iscooperatively connected to the air motor 8. A collar l2 is mounted onthe shaft Il in a position abutting the bearing element 'l to preventthe said shaft from being pulled from engagement with the air motorduring operation. The bearing 1, motor 8 and shaft H are so arranged todispose outwardly one end of the shaft Il in a position free frominterference from the base member .l or .legs 5- end of the shaft H topermit the expeditious removal of wires, cables, hawsers, ropes andother similar articles reeled on the drum.

To prevent such articles from sliding from the drum Ill duringoperation, a removable flange I5, similar in size and shape to' theflange l3, is provided. The removable flange l5 is of sufiicientlygreater diameter, than the drum portion I 4, to retain articles reeledthereon when secured in an abutting relationship to the drum portion. Toassist in positioning and securing the flange l5 in place for operation,the said flange is mounted on a sleeve element I6 which istelescopically engaged to the shaft ll. A set screw l'l is provided tolock the sleeve element l6 and flange l5 in position on the shaft.

Operation The operation of a coiling machine constructed as described isas follows:

The coiling machine of this invention being of light and mobileconstruction is easily positioned in respect to the cable or similararticle to be coiled.

The flange l5 and sleeve l6 are slid on to the outwardly disposed shaftl I to a position abutting the drum portion [4. The set screw l'l isrotated to engage the shaft Il and secure the said sleeve and flange inoperating position.

A running end of an article of the character described to be coiled issecured to the reel portion of the coiling machine at the end of lesserdiameter of the frusto-conical drum portion 14. The shaft Il and reelportion attached thereto are caused to rotate by the motor 8. Thearticle being coiled is fed onto the ree1 as the reel is caused torotate.

When the desired amount of coiling is laccomplished, the rotation of thereel and shaft is halted. The reeled material is bound in its coiledcondition to hold it in shape when removed from the coiling machine.This is accomplished by an attendant using his hand to pass shortlengths of small line, commonly called stops, through the cutoutopenings between the sectors of the flanges l5 and l3 and thence beneaththe innermost layer of the coil lying on the drum portion [4 and thentying the ends 4A about the axis of said shaft and tapering toward thefree end of said shaft; said flange member being located at the largerbase of said frustum and having a plurality of cutout portions Of theseStODS tOgel'hel' tO bind the COil- ThiS 5 extending radially inward fromits periphery; a

process is called stopping the coil. The set screw l'h-ismackedaWa-ygfrom-;engagement ,With-1: the shaft-l Land theasleve lgandflangellzare' l removed from the shaft. The coiled article is then facilelyremoved from the frusto-conicalfi drum portion M in the form of a tiedcoilfitljratis easy to handle.

It has been found that tle,3fr'1uer,tjloading;- of the reel and shaft Htends to cause a displaezi.

removable fiange member adapted to be placed overp-theefreezendiofsaidfishaftzimzabuttng relationuto thersmaller-zend ofesaid drum portionand having cutout portions extending radially inward lllafrom theperiphery of said flange member; and

meansw for detachably fixing said removable flange to said shaft torotate therewith, said nfillsmmpeingca sleeve unitary with saidremovable flange member and adapted to be reing ef the legs 5 by thestrain impertedithereta. V15,.wired.hsesahirshafiz .and means carried bysaid When such displacement occurs, the ti'ghtening of the turnbuckle 6is found to strengtlfieintlleA support provided for the motor lkbearingshafht H, reel member and coiled material.:

sleeve for direct'driving engagement with and disengagement from saidshaft, said cutout portions in ``said ,flangs. being so proportioned andsd(located;' ie la tivlegtoV said spokes as to provide While we haveshownabut one emb'odiment of V20 free access for the hand of anattendant beour invention, it is susceptible to modificationwithougdepartingr ;from the --spir-it-of -theinvention. I We-;donotwish; therefore,v to ;be limited-` hy, the dieelesureseeh'ferth,butenlvfhy the-scope of,,the ,aeeended'elaim--. i

The.inrehiienndeserihed;herein ,mayhe menf` ufaeturedoehdi hsed;.hy Or..for the Government, ofw, the. 4 United States.. efghmerieef.- for..,govern-: mental rhrheses. W.iihet` the`V payment-V. of..,`` ahy.royaltiestheteeh..er. .therefer,

Weeleim,, In e ..deveeef the eheraeter deserihedieishaft hari-hae ehhehee.,r..eehsi sE a reel ,memi-f ber mounted 'eh,Seidme-1a,it:rfearetetien1there with;said reel.member,, eemnriihe ahmm per- 85 neath the firstlayer ofea coil of line wound on said reel-ing-member and ;completelyaround the thickness of;ethecoil wherebythe coil may bestoppedJnaplurality --of e places while t the coil 25 remains onthewinding drum.

DELMER'J; NAVE,ZJR. L'UGIUSj B. HERROD'.

REEERENGES' ;CITED 30. The .fqllervinareferenees are of record in thefile, Qt this. paiei:n

;STATES PATENTS

